The Jacumba Mountains are a

mountain range A mountain range or hill range is a series of mountains or hills arranged in a line and connected by high ground. A mountain system or mountain belt is a group of mountain ranges with similarity in form, structure, and alignment that have arise ...

of the

Peninsular Ranges The Peninsular Ranges (also called the Lower California province) are a group of mountain ranges that stretch from Southern California to the southern tip of the Baja California peninsula; they are part of the North American Coast Ranges, which ...

system, located in eastern

San Diego County San Diego County (), officially the County of San Diego, is a county in the southwestern corner of the U.S. state of California. As of the 2020 census, the population was 3,298,634, making it California's second-most populous county and the fi ...

, Southern

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, near the

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border with

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. The mountain range lies in a northwest-southeasterly direction, east of the

In-Ko-Pah Mountains The In-Ko-Pah Mountains are one of the Peninsular Ranges located near the U.S. border with Mexico in southern California, west of the Jacumba Mountains. The range, which lies in a north-south direction, is located just north of Interstate 8, and ...

, and north of

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. The range is approximately long, and Table Mountain at the southeast end of the range is located about northeast of the town of

Jacumba Jacumba Hot Springs ( ) is an unincorporated community in the Mountain Empire area of southeastern San Diego County, California, United States. For statistical purposes, the United States Census Bureau defined Jacumba Hot Springs as a census-des ...

.''El Cajon, California,'' 30x60 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1979 The Jacumba Mountains reach an elevation of at Jacumba Peak, near the southern end of the chain.''Jacumba, CA,'' 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS 1997 The

Tierra Blanca Mountains The Tierra Blanca Mountains are located in San Diego County in southern California between the Vallecito Mountains and the In-Ko-Pah Mountains. The range is located to the west of the community of Canebrake and the Carrizo Badlands The Carrizo Bad ...

and the Sawtooth Mountains are to the northwest, and

Anza-Borrego Desert State Park Anza-Borrego Desert State Park (, '' AN-zə bə-RAY-goh'') is a California State Park located within the Colorado Desert of southern California, United States. The park takes its name from 18th century Spanish explorer Juan Bautista de Anza and ...

due north. The

Coyote Mountains The Coyote Mountains are a small mountain range in San Diego and Imperial Counties in southern California.''El Cajun, California,'' 30x60 Minute Topographic Quanrangle, USGS, 1979 The Coyotes form a narrow ESE trending wide range with a length ...

lie to the northeast. The Volcanic Hills area lies on the northeast flank of the range.

References

* Peninsular Ranges Mountain ranges of the Colorado Desert Mountain ranges of San Diego County, California Mountain Empire (San Diego County) {{SanDiegoCountyCA-geo-stub